Wrongly convicted CT prisoner paid $5 million
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Thu May 17, 2007 11:21AM EDT
By Av Harris
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A man jailed for 18 years for a rape he did not commit was paid $5 million in compensation by the state of Connecticut.
James Tillman, now 45, was arrested in 1988 and sentenced to 45 years in prison a year later. He was exonerated in 2006 and released after a DNA test proved his innocence.
"No amount of money we give Mr. Tillman will erase this miscarriage of justice," Connecticut House of Representatives Speaker James Amann, a Democrat, said before lawmakers voted unanimously late on Wednesday to give him $5 million.
"We can, however, contribute to his healing, and help Mr. Tillman move on with his life," Amann said.
The case had racial overtones. The victim, who is white, identified Tillman, who is black, from a police line-up. Police never caught the real rapist. ...
| Article Link : | http://www.reuters. |
| Article : |
Thu May 17, 2007 11:21AM EDT
By Av Harris
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A man jailed for 18 years for a rape he did not commit was paid $5 million in compensation by the state of Connecticut.
James Tillman, now 45, was arrested in 1988 and sentenced to 45 years in prison a year later. He was exonerated in 2006 and released after a DNA test proved his innocence.
"No amount of money we give Mr. Tillman will erase this miscarriage of justice," Connecticut House of Representatives Speaker James Amann, a Democrat, said before lawmakers voted unanimously late on Wednesday to give him $5 million.
"We can, however, contribute to his healing, and help Mr. Tillman move on with his life," Amann said.
The case had racial overtones. The victim, who is white, identified Tillman, who is black, from a police line-up. Police never caught the real rapist. ...
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